Adams, Robert, 1906-
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Name (Latin)
Adams, Robert, 1906-
Date of birth
1906
Date of death
1965
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Song of freedom, 1993:credits (Robert Adams)
- Halliwell's WW in the movies, c1999(Adams, Robert, 1906- ; West Indian actor)
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Wikipedia description:
Robert Adams (1902 – 1965) was a British Guyanese actor of stage and screen. He was the founder and director of the Negro Repertory Arts Theatre, one of the first professional black theatre companies in Britain, and became the world's first black television actor when he appeared in Theatre Parade: Scenes From Hassan on BBC TV in 1937. He was also the first Black actor to play a Shakespearian role on television (the Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice), in 1947.
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